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Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black [#permalink]
 04 Jun 2010, 03:10
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. Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black belt in either karate or judo, and a high school diploma and no criminal record. Peter, who possesses black belts in both karate and judo, applied for a job at the Constabulary, but was not hired. This meant that he either failed to earn a high school diploma or has some form of criminal record. The sections in boldface above play what role in the sentence? A. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is logically valid. B. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid. C. The first part is a premise necessary to draw the conclusion, and the second part is a premise unrelated to the first premise. D. The first part is a question, the second part is an answer to the question posed in the first part. E. The first part is a question, the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid. I have marked
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Please highlight the statements which are boldfaced.
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seekmba wrote: Please highlight the statements which are boldfaced. Please, mark the question.
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Come on boldface it 
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Please Highlight it otherwise it is of no use.
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According to the OA boldfaced parts must be "Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black belt in either karate or judo, and a high school diploma and no criminal record." and "This meant that he either failed to earn a high school diploma or has some form of criminal record."
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Boldface it! buddy!
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Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black belt in either karate or judo, and a high school diploma and no criminal record. Peter, who possesses black belts in both karate and judo, applied for a job at the Constabulary, but was not hired. This meant that he either failed to earn a high school diploma or has some form of criminal record. The sections in boldface above play what role in the sentence? A. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is logically valid. B. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid. C. The first part is a premise necessary to draw the conclusion, and the second part is a premise unrelated to the first premise. D. The first part is a question, the second part is an answer to the question posed in the first part. E. The first part is a question, the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid.
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gmatpapa wrote: Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black belt in either karate or judo, and a high school diploma and no criminal record. Peter, who possesses black belts in both karate and judo, applied for a job at the Constabulary, but was not hired. This meant that he either failed to earn a high school diploma or has some form of criminal record.
The sections in boldface above play what role in the sentence?
A. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is logically valid.
B. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid.
C. The first part is a premise necessary to draw the conclusion, and the second part is a premise unrelated to the first premise.
D. The first part is a question, the second part is an answer to the question posed in the first part.
E. The first part is a question, the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid. My pick is B.
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I too think it should be B. A could be correct but we don't know if this conclusion has been logically drawn. Hence,my choice is B.
C,D and E are definitely ruled out.
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B because there maybe a 3rd reason due to which he was rejected...
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A it is ... Out of the three conditions, Peter satisfies one condition. So, he must not have got some criminal record or no degree..
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I would pick A too..The wording "This meant" seals the deal that it is a conclusion which can be drawn from the previous stated sentences..
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+1 for B.
The argument just states the requirements.
If Constabulary hired somebody --> a black belt in either karate or judo AND a high school diploma AND no criminal record.
This does not necessarily mean if a person fulfills alll the requirements he will be hired. It is possible that there were more eligible candidates than positions (meaning some people who fulfill the requirements would be left out).
The logical validity can also be tested by using formal logic.
Sufficient --> Necessary
Constabulary hired somebody --> He fulfilled requirements. -- Given
~Constabulary hired somebody --> ~He fulfilled requirements. --Conclusion ==> Incorrect, this is false negation (the correct logic is ~ Necessary -> ~Sufficient)
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+1 B.
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+1 for B
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gmatpapa wrote: Central armed constabulary hires only those who have a black belt in either karate or judo, and a high school diploma and no criminal record. Peter, who possesses black belts in both karate and judo, applied for a job at the Constabulary, but was not hired. This meant that he either failed to earn a high school diploma or has some form of criminal record.
The sections in boldface above play what role in the sentence?
A. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is logically valid.
B. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid.
C. The first part is a premise necessary to draw the conclusion, and the second part is a premise unrelated to the first premise.
D. The first part is a question, the second part is an answer to the question posed in the first part.
E. The first part is a question, the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid. Answer: A The organisational body (Central armed constabulary) hires only...i.e. conditional. What are these conditions? 1. possess black belt in Judo or karate 2. high school diploma 3. no criminal record Peter fulfilled condition [1], yet was not hired. --> highly likely that he failed to fulfill condition [2] or [3].
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answer will be a...
A. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is logically valid.
--> the first part is the premise(fact) for the conclusion to be true. the second part is valid conclusion because if he is not hired even though he has black belt in judo and karate. that means there is possibility that the other two essential criteria have not been fulfilled.
B. The first part is background information relevant to the conclusion, and the second part is a conclusion that is not necessarily valid.
this is incorrect because the conclusion is a valid one.....
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Picked B. but still confused between A and B. "Logically Valid" - in option A makes it a strong choice. Cheers!
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I will also go for A. Whats the OA?
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